with that

Feeling very, VERY cross.

I get the Park and Ride to work and it's now ?3.50 return....!!! Will be trying to walk it from now on.

What's happened C?

it was 2.70 GBP (think) return last month, Rawcliffe Bar into centre, very good value for all day parking considering the price of the car parks in York......

That sounds like a potential increase of 80p...

Will PM you.

Thinking that I'm lucky that I don't have to go out 'til this evening. The weather is rubbish...

Listening to the great Soft Machines' Third album from 1970.

and now I'm listening to MOGWAI.

Fretting.

Keeping one eye on BBC News...

?? am I missing something....

Not pleasant news, the Stephen Lawrence case

I had a massive 'Remember Stephen' poster. I lost it by accident doing a house move. We will remember Steve always, and his parents too Doreen and Neville.

Just got back from Leamington Spa. There is a wonderful music store there, one of the best I've ever seen. Used to be a fantastic sheet music store at the far end of far Gosford Street in Coventry but its gone now.

That happened not a million miles away from me...

Yes, in Eltham where during the summer riots, local English Defence League yobs dressed in Millwall regalia rampaged down the High Street abusing young men whose skin colour matched that of Steve Lawrence.

Are you anywhere near Belvedere or Erith, barry??

Not a million miles away...

Erith... I am actually the first cousin of the much-missed Linda Smith, and we used to go and stay at her parents (my mothers' brother/sis in laws) house in Riverdale Road, near the a206 before they divorced.

Belvedere, the pianist at the Spicemaster Indian restaurant is a pal of mine, Karen!!

Of course, no, not pleasant at all

Linda Smith is indeed much-missed. Just as a 'viewer' (and not a relative) I'm always pleased to see those re-runs of QI and other shows she took part in, and sad to think she's not around any more.

She always used to watch Marty Feldman's shows as a teenager when we were down there, of course being five years old at the time the only thing that made me laugh at that time were the Goodies. I would say Marty was her biggest influence.

Entry to her room was for me, strictly verboten, but she would sit in there doing her studies listening to Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog band, and the Incredible String Band!

I used to like her work with Jeremy Hardy. Her obit in the Guardian was really touching.

Sorting out school timetable, bathing youngest child, munching toasted brioche (yum), putting off the evil moment when I have to get out of this chair....

Watching Heston Blumenthal on Channel 4

Debating whether to cancel my hair cut this morning The snow has arrived here and it's slushy so lethal on the roads and the drive to the hairdresser's village is over the high road

Advice please!


p.s. I need to look smart tonight, tomorrow and over the weekend and hubby is currently describing my current hairstyle as a "helmet" (I have very thick hair and I'm trying to grow out layers into a bob )

Mucking about on the forums instead of preparing lessons for next Monday!

Staring at my little Sophie Anne, who's nicked my armchair again.

I made it to the hairdresser. It looks quite cute

Watching Bullseye. I'm sorry but you just cannot beat a bit of Bully, especially when Bully's special prize is.....an ELECTRIC ORGAN!!!!

trying to find my scales book, I only had it yesterday

eating tangerines

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN one.....

Jeez is that still on ! I guess its on one for the repeat channels. (Jim Bowen is from Wirral)

It's on Challenge. I haven't seen it but Bagpuss has been revelling in the repeats!

Oh yes I watch the repeats as well. I remember watching it as a small child on sunday evenings.

"You've got the time it takes for the board to revolve..."

I thought he was from east Lancs. His accent isn't very Scousey Wirral. Or are you thinking of Stan Boardman?




Blockbusters is my favourite, with Bob Holness. It's proof that a great telly quiz that's educational and has a cult following amongst students can be cheap and low budget (unlike Deal...)

Why can't ITV make great programmes any more???

my favourite bit of blockbusters was the rare occasions when everybody did the hand jive at the end to the theme music (I was quite small at the time and didn't know most of the answers).

I also used to like Going for Gold with Henry Kelly... I liked all of the flags.

they did the hand jives in the later series. I used to watch it every day on what used to be called Central from 1983 (I'd be around 13 then), and in the first series the sweatshirts and dictionaries carried the words 'Blockbusters 1983'. Was never repeated in subsequent series. Also the maximum amount of Goldruns a contestant/team could do were reduced from 5 to 3.



Bobs Full House was so bad it was absolutely brilliant. I wish Challenge would buy those old tapes up!

now, I'm watching Michael Kiwanuka on Youtube. the English Terry Callier.

And trying to sort through all this music on my hard drive I've forgotten I'd got, like these Steve Miller band relics. Radio Caroline's old overnight album rock service on 963 AM used to be the only station in England that would play Steve Miller and it was there I heard his 'Jet Airliner'. I guess 6 Music would do so nowadays.

Listening to my piano being tuned in the other room and getting ready to take my son suit shopping

you have a lovely little cattypuss, crotchetymum

It's just been announced on BBC news that Bob Holness has died. How strange that we were just talking about him.

how very very sad - and what a great bloke he was too. He started out on Radio 1's late Night Extra before moving to do the AM show on LBC with Douglas Cameron.

His daughter Ros was part of Toto Coelo in the 80s (I Eat Cannibals)

Thank you She is a sweetie.

Fighting a food craving, as is my wife.

I watch it every night but tonight it's really sad to watch Blockbusters. RI (I'll have a) P, Bob Holness

waiting for the local library pages to load so I can renew some books

Drinking orange juice. Delicious.